capture from desktop

[keith123]

are there any programs that i could use to capture a video image on my desktop?

thanks

[djmattyb]

Try Camtasia Studio. There is another program that works too, but I can't remember the name. I have it on my computer at home and if I remember to, I will post the name of it.

Here is a link to Camtasia Studio:

http://www.techsmith.com/download/studiodefault.asp

[g_shocker182]

Try a CNET downloads search here:

http://www.downloads.com

[Tommyknocker]

And Windows Media Encoder can do it for nothing.

[keith123]

camstasia studio cannot capture video and Windows Media Player doesnt work at all because it cant recognise the file type.

any ideas?

[dcsos]

If you have 2 computers this is easy if one of 'em has a video out..
Just jack the VIDEO OUT FROM YOU GRAPHICS CARD into you capture card, making sure to run a cable from the output of your sound card to the other sound card..


If not and you have 1 gig or more under the hood, you can capture directly using
HYPERCAM
or
Snagit
please enter to google to find TRIAL DOWNLOADS

Now a free product
Consider FRAPS.. It only captures the VIDEO however

so you would need ALLSOUND RECORDER
or TOTAL RECORDER ..both will caputre whatever is playing on your computer while it plays down in realtime..these aren't free and if you go this rout, you'll hav'ta capture VIDEO & AUDIO seperate and re-sync

[Tommyknocker]

camstasia studio cannot capture video and Windows Media Player doesnt work at all because it cant recognise the file type.

Keith, my young Jedi, I said Windows Media Encoder, not Windows Media Player.